Barrel cover



Nov. 15, 1927. w 1,649,032

E. s, HOPSON BARREL COVER Filed Sept. 29, 1926 WLZ.

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EDVIIN S. HOPSON, 0F RUSSELLVILLE, KENTUCKY.

BARR-EL COVER.

Application filed September 29, 1325.

the contents of the barrel but which can be readily shifted to afford access to the barre contents.

A. further object is to provide cover with a window through which the contents can be inspected without uncovering them.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment oi the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

in the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings.

Figure 1 is a vertical section through a portion of a barrel with the cover thereon, the position of the cover, when open, being indicated by broken lines.

Figure 2 is a top plan view.

Figure 3 is a section on line 33, Figure 2.

Referring to the ligures by characters of reference 1 designates a cover preferably formed of a board adapted to rest flat upon the open upper end of a barrel B. The back end of this cover is preferably straight as at 2 so as to fit against a wall or counter while the front end of the cover is preferably rounded as shown at 3. Formed within the cover is an opening 4t preferably rectangular and through which the contents of the barrel can be reached readily. Brackets 5 are mounted on the cover adjacent opposite sides and journaled within them the laterally extended ends 6 oi an angular bail 7. This bail extends through brackets 8 attached to the sides of a trame 9 and the bail has an upstanding yoke 10 integral therewith and between the bearings 8. This yoke constitutes a handle whereby the frame Serial No. 138,434.

9 can be raised and lowered relative to the cover 1. It also cooperates with the bearings 8 to hold the frame 9 properly centered to readily enter the opening 4. Frame 9 is provided with a glass light 11 through which the contents of the barrel can be inspected while the frame is seated in the opening 4.

It will be apparent that as long as the cover is on the barrel B the contents will be fully protected. When it is desired to remove some of the contents the yoke is swung upwardly and backwardly and the closure formed or the frame 9 and the light 11 can be swung to an upstanding position with bail 7 resting upon the board as shown by broken lines in Figure 1. Thereafter the closure can be swung back into the opening at it being readily handled and guided by the bail. hen the frame 9 is in upstanding position as shown by broken lines in Figure 1, it will be held between the depending yoke 10, which is fixed relative to the bail, and the straight edge of the cover 1.

Nhile the device has been shown and described as a cover for a barrel, it is to be understood that it can be used equally as well in connection with bins, boxes and other containers. Furthermore the structure can be made of any material desired.

hat is claimed is:

A barrel cover including a board adapted to rest upon the open end of a barrel, one end of the board being straight, said end adapted to be. supported beyond the open end of the barrel, there being an opening in the cover, a bail pivotally connected to the cover, a closure for the opening, spaced bearings on the closure engaging the bail, a yoke integral with and extending from the bail and constituting a handle, said yoke coopcrating with the bearings for holding the closure properly centered relative to the opening and adapted to cooperate with the straight edge oi? the cover for gripping the closure and supporting it in upstanding position against said endoi the cover when the closure is open.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature.

EDlVlN S. HOPSON. 

